مصداقية
miṣdāqiyyah
Credibility in Arabic is مصداقية (miṣdāqiyyah).
مصداقية refers to the reputation or quality that impacts whether someone or something can be believed.
Meaning: reputation impacting one's ability to be believed (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is derived from the root ص–د–ق (ṣ-d-q), which relates to the concepts of truthfulness, honesty and sincerity.
How does it change in a sentence?
مصداقية is a feminine noun, which is indicated by the ة (tāʾ marbūṭa) at the end of the word.
How do you pronounce it?
miṣdāqiyyah
Did you know?
- The Arabic root ص–د–ق also relates to the word صدقة (ṣadaqah), meaning 'voluntary charity'. This stems from the idea that giving to the poor is a physical manifestation of one's sincerity and truth.
- The root of مصداقية is shared with صديق (ṣadīq), the word for 'friend'. In Arabic culture, friendship is fundamentally rooted in the concept of truthfulness and mutual trust.
- Arabic uses the same root ص–د–ق for both 'truth' and 'sincerity'. This means مصداقية implies not just that a statement is factually correct, but that the speaker is honest in their heart.
Examples in context
- ليس لديه مصداقيةHe has no credibility.This sentence is useful for saying that someone lacks مصداقية.Tatoeba #9724223 by AhmedJamal, translation #9724221 by AhmedJamal
- يجب أن نحافظ على مصداقية التقارير.yajibu an nuhafiza 'ala misdaqiyat al-taqarir.We must maintain the credibility of the reports.
Example conversation
Layla and Ahmed are discussing a journalist's report.
- ليلى Laylaهل التقرير هذا التقرير ليس له مصداقية.Hal al-taqrir hadha al-taqrir laysa lahu misdaqiyya.Does this report have no credibility?
- أحمد Ahmedبلى، معلوماته كثيرة جداً.Bala, ma'lumatu kathira jiddan.Yes, [it has] a lot of information.
- ليلى Laylaلكن المعلومات تضمن بلا مصداقية.Lakin al-ma'lumat tadman bila misdaqiyya.But the information is without credibility.
- أحمد Ahmedمعكة سطيحة يا ليلى.Mu'qqa sahiha ya Layla.You are right, Layla.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
